1100 S. Main St Apartments (Pendleton Street Baptist Church)

[GvilleSC]

Has anyone else heard rumors of this project changing scope a little bit? ...along the lines of actual retail being included? My source is not closely involved. Nonetheless, I wanted to check the UP pulse on this one.

[gvegascple]

2 hours ago, GvilleSC said:

Has anyone else heard rumors of this project changing scope a little bit? ...along the lines of actual retail being included? My source is not closely involved. Nonetheless, I wanted to check the UP pulse on this one.

Crossing fingers that your rumor is correct. Main st is an extremely desired retail location and it keeps pedestrian traffic moving (win-win).  I always thought it was stupid of the city and DRB to abandon the rule of keeping retail on main st that has proven to be so effective so far.  Oh wait they did let it slide with 98 E. McBee (oh never mind that is for the most part considered one of the worst new developments in the past ten years).

[chuckyvt]

Who said anything about abandoning retail on main?  There is a rule that main street developments have to have retail, it was recently implemented in direct response to this development.  And 98 E. McBee isn't on main street, so I'm not sure how that is relevant.   

Edited November 3, 2016 by chuckyvt

[gvegascple]

18 hours ago, chuckyvt said:

Who said anything about abandoning retail on main?  There is a rule that main street developments have to have retail, it was recently implemented in direct response to this development.  And 98 E. McBee isn't on main street, so I'm not sure how that is relevant.   

98 E McBee was controversial for not having retail on street level, it was a bad idea and therefore is relevant.  Foresight can be used to project that all development downtown should have retail to move pedestrians down side streets and secondary streets, otherwise we have a 14 mile long main st. This project skirted the retail requirement if I remember correctly by putting a small leasing office on main.  Hardly the contiguous retail needed to keep pedestrian traffic moving past the building.

[vicupstate]

37 minutes ago, gvegascple said:

98 E McBee was controversial for not having retail on street level, it was a bad idea and therefore is relevant.  Foresight can be used to project that all development downtown should have retail to move pedestrians down side streets and secondary streets, otherwise we have a 14 mile long main st. This project skirted the retail requirement if I remember correctly by putting a small leasing office on main.  Hardly the contiguous retail needed to keep pedestrian traffic moving past the building.

All good points, but as I understand it, the code has been changed to specifically require retail along Main St. since this project was approved. 

[ausrutherford]

I want to say that mixed use is required everywhere in the pedestrian zone (I think) which includes more than just Main St.

[chuckyvt]

Does anyone know where the rule mixed use on main rule is actually published?  I've been trying to find it on the Cities website for a while now, and have had no luck.  

[SVL]

[gman430]

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[SVL]

So apparently this will be called The Greene Apartments. Not much info, but here is their website:http://thegreeneapts.com/

[gman430]

 

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[B&R]

Those bottom two pictures display an excellent view of the evolving Greenville skyline.  A different angle than the usual views. They also show the new density in the west end with all the new apartment and condominium buildings. 

South Main street is looking more and more attractive  as the trees grow. 

[gman430]

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Edited August 15, 2017 by gman430

[gman430]

Edited September 30, 2017 by gman430

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[distortedlogic]

Wow, now that last picture makes us look like a real city! Great pics gman!

[gman430]

[gman430]

Edited February 9, 2018 by gman430

[GvilleSC]

Great updates, Gman!

[gman430]

[ausrutherford]

Anyone want to count of the number of air conditioners?